The IOWA ARTS FESTIVAL WINS!!!

The Iowa Arts Festival just one an "Icky Award!" for innovation and excellence in festival programming from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance 

VOTED "FAVORITE FESTIVAL" by the Iowa-City Press Citizen!

THE 25th Annual Iowa Arts Festival will take place on June 1-3 2007. Mark your calendar for the event that The Iowa City Press-Citizen!  voted "Favorite Festival"!

Click here to read about 2006's record breaking Saturday night! And to see great pictures of the festival by our photographer Paul Sabin visit this site.

Iowa Arts Festival is a weekend-long, free community celebration featuring over 120 local and regional visual artists displaying and selling their artwork, a music festival, an Iowa filmmakers showcase called "the Iowa Picture Show", a “Culinary Row” serving regional and ethnic food, a variety of activities and entertainment, both creative and educational, for children and families. The Iowa Arts Festival is the most anticipated visual art-centered event of the summer.

Iowa Arts Festival kids activities are educational and fun featuring puppets, crafts, music and dance. Kids can pick up a passport and tour the Global Village traveling from country to country, all in one day. Check out great music and dance from all over the world. Children's Day  features over 10 booths of hands-on activities, crafts and learning experiences presented by area businesses and groups.

Be sure to come hungry! Culinary row features local food vendors with a global flavor.  Roam about munching on some of the area's best foods from traditional; Indian and African fare to good old fashoined Barbeque. Don't forget Sunday is the annual ICARE Pancake Breakfast  near the Weather Dance Fountain outside of the Sheraton Hotel.